Presentation: Nordic working culture and its role in the Korean economy
28 June 2024 — At the Future Development Forum, Reddal Korea explored how Nordic working culture can benefit the Korean economy. The discussion focused on addressing structural challenges and fostering innovation through openness, minimal hierarchy, equal opportunities, and a participative work style.
Opportunities looming in the financial technology startup jungle
16 December 2014 — The financial services sector, long known for its conservatism and lack of innovation, is facing a revolution driven by companies inventing new efficient ways to execute the tasks many feel are too slow, complex and costly.
Transforming corporate culture for better (strategy) execution
4 October 2011 — Executive management teams are increasingly driving their own strategy development without consultants with the underlying belief that in order to ensure execution and buy-in, the strategy development must be kept in their own hands. Strategy execution, however, goes even deeper than that – it is not only management buy-in that is needed, the entire corporation must be mobilized to achieve the results sought after.
Applying an iterative “lean startup” approach to geographic expansion
2 October 2013 — “Lean Startup” is an increasingly prevalent doctrine for startups around the world. In addition to product development, the lean startup ideas and best practices can be applied in corporations more broadly especially for new corporate business ventures and, particularly, market expansion for globally ambitious companies.
Digital transformation in asset-intensive businesses
13 December 2019 — Digital transformation is fundamentally changing the business operations. Front-runners demonstrate how new business models and value creation opportunities are enabled by successful adoption of digital technologies, encouraging other firms to change too.
CEO interview: Finding the optimal funding approach for a startup in Korea
26 October 2012 — Jong-ik Kwon (31), the CEO of iPetBrand, is an entrepreneur with a solid academic background. The idea for his current venture, iPetBrand, stemmed from Mr. Kwon’s love for animals and people who care about animals. iPetBrand seeks to integrate the vet network with the value chain, and Mr. Kwon’s vision is to make iPetBrand the most recognized brand in pet care. To fulfill this, he needed funding. We talked to Mr. Kwon about his fundraising experiences.
Reddal Talks: The potential of the Iranian market
1 November 2017 — Iran is a controversial market, fairly unfamiliar for many. Often portrayed in a biased light by Western media, it is in reality developing rapidly. We share some experiences and insights about this market, gained during the past five years of our work in Iran.
Securing the growth of an SME – understanding value creation
17 April 2011 — A systematic value creation mindset is often absent in small and medium sized enterprises. Value creation builds on alternative returns. Investing in a business should result in better returns than what is available through other investment vehicles. The target of any company should always be, not maximizing revenues or profits alone, but maximizing profits (cash flow) with as little capital invested as possible.